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Civics Chapter 12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Federal System | The sharing of power between the centeral and state goverment |
| Reserved Power | Powers that the Constitution does not give to the national goverment that are kept by the states |
| Concurrent Powers | Powers shared by the state and federal governments |
| Grants-in-aid | Money awarded to the states by ferderal government |
| Unicameral | one-house legislature |
| Bicameral | a legislature consisting of two parts, or house |
| Census | A population count taken by the Census Bureau |
| Apportion | divide among districts |
| Malapportionment | Unequal representation in state legislatures |
| Line-item Veto | to veto only a specific part of a bill |
| Commute | to reduce a criminal's sentance |
| Parole | to grant a prisoner an early release from prison, with certain resrictions |
| Justice of the peace | The judge of a small, local court |
| Misdemeanor | a reatively minor offense such as vansalism or stealing inexpensive iteams |
| Magistrate Court | Police courts generally located on larger towns, may handle traffic violations, civil cases involving small amounts of money |
| Civil Case | personor group taking legal action against another person or group |
| Plaintiff | a person or party filing a lawsuit |
| Defendant | an indvidual or group being sued or charged with a crime |
| Felony | a serious crime such as murder, rape, kidnapping, or robbery |